Saturday, April 19, 2014

DISCUSSING DESIGN AT A RUG HOOKING RETREAT

I'm putting up what I can this week. Internet access has been sporadic this week on the road.

Susan Feller hosted Retreat into the Mountains last
weekend in a beautiful wooded setting.
We received our exercise by walking to a waterfall, relaxed and hooked while
sitting in rocking chairs on the porch and received large doses of inspiration
by sharing our thoughts on

design.

One of many beautiful views on our walks.

I recently wrote an article on plein air for RugBeat Magazine’s April issue and had the
chance to speak about composition in plein air at the retreat. Susan spoke on
her year long project creating daily five inch squares in a monthly format,
Karen Larson shared her graphic design background along with her design
process, Nancy Parcels shared the design aspect of a hooked barn, Tracy Granger
showed us work created by the blind along with work from the Rug Aid Project
and Beth Tembo brought photos of kuba cloth which inspired her latest
creation.

What always intrigues me about meeting a group like
this is the variety of interests and enthusiasm for all aspects of rug
hooking.One can be so energized and
excited to return to the studio and create.

Here are a few of the pieces showing the variety of
hooking genres seen and/or discussed at the retreat:

There was a true appreciation for the direction each
of the members took with their work.
Explore where you are headed with your art, narrow down your real
interests, be true to yourself and have a great day.

If anyone mentioned here has a website or blog I
missed, please email me at lorilaberge@gmail.com
and I will update with your info.